2013 Ride - Planned Route
I will be leaving on 28th May by train (I know - what a wimp) to Frome in Somerset where I have a couple of friends who will put up with me for the night. With a moderate hangover and full of pasta I will ride to Portsmouth the next day
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTg1NDM=
and take the overnight ferry to Le Havre. From Le Havre I will ride diagonally across France passing South of Paris to Brig in Switzerland rising up steadily and with a few climbs towards the end
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTQ2NTI=
From Brig I will NOT be riding over the Alps. I will leave that to Bradley and the boys. No, I will sensibly take the train (not again?) under the Alps to Domodossola in Northern Italy and, hopefully, freewheel for a couple of days down the other side.
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTQ2NTM=
I will bomb along the pan flat Po valley and then follow the Adriatic coast down to Ancona where I take the ferry to Igoumenitsa on the Greek mainland. From there I will follow the coast around to Athens.
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTUzNzI=
2012 Ride - Actual Route
This is the actual route I took. It changed en route for a number of reasons as was expected.
2012 - Planned Route
You can follow my progress on http://www.shareyouradventure.com/
Below is the planned route amended on 27th Jan 2012 with even later start date. I have included a rest day for every week but will take it on a different day depending on weather and how I feel. I may take more rest days and may even take less. There is a possibility that a few family members will be flying out to Budapest to meet me for a weekend. I may need to hurry up a bit depending on the date they can all make it.
I will be leaving on 28th May by train (I know - what a wimp) to Frome in Somerset where I have a couple of friends who will put up with me for the night. With a moderate hangover and full of pasta I will ride to Portsmouth the next day
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTg1NDM=
and take the overnight ferry to Le Havre. From Le Havre I will ride diagonally across France passing South of Paris to Brig in Switzerland rising up steadily and with a few climbs towards the end
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTQ2NTI=
From Brig I will NOT be riding over the Alps. I will leave that to Bradley and the boys. No, I will sensibly take the train (not again?) under the Alps to Domodossola in Northern Italy and, hopefully, freewheel for a couple of days down the other side.
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTQ2NTM=
I will bomb along the pan flat Po valley and then follow the Adriatic coast down to Ancona where I take the ferry to Igoumenitsa on the Greek mainland. From there I will follow the coast around to Athens.
http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTUzNzI=
Stage | Day | Date | From | To | Dist km | Total | Gain (m) |
1 | Th | 30/05/2013 | Wigan | Frome | train | ||
2 | F | 31/05/2013 | Frome | Portsmouth | 120.0 | ||
3 | Sa | 01/06/2013 | Le Havre | Evreux | 117.0 | 237.0 | 439.0 |
4 | Su | 02/06/2013 | Evreux | Etampes | 118.0 | 355.0 | 513.0 |
5 | M | 03/06/2013 | Etampes | Sens | 99.0 | 454.0 | 426.0 |
6 | T | 04/06/2013 | Sens | Chatillon | 120.0 | 574.0 | 675.0 |
7 | W | 05/06/2013 | Chatillon | Gray | 113.0 | 687.0 | 723.0 |
8 | Th | 06/06/2013 | Gray | Pontarlier | 111.0 | 798.0 | 1206.0 |
9 | F | 07/06/2013 | Pontarlier | Montreux | 101.0 | 899.0 | 718.0 |
10 | Sa | 08/06/2013 | Montreux | Sion | 71.0 | 970.0 | 300.0 |
11 | Su | 09/06/2013 | Sion | Brig | 54.0 | 1024.0 | 280.0 |
12 | M | 10/06/2013 | Brig | Domodossola | train | ||
13 | T | 11/06/2013 | Domodossola | Legnano | 100.0 | 1124.0 | 254.0 |
14 | W | 12/06/2013 | Legnano | Cremona | 113.0 | 1237.0 | 44.0 |
15 | Th | 13/06/2013 | Cremona | Mirandola | 105.0 | 1342.0 | 66.0 |
16 | F | 14/06/2013 | Mirandola | Alfonsine | 108.0 | 1450.0 | 75.0 |
17 | Sa | 15/06/2013 | Alfonsine | Pesaro | 105.0 | 1555.0 | 192.0 |
18 | Su | 16/06/2013 | Pesaro | Ancona | 63.0 | 1618.0 | 59.0 |
19 | M | 17/06/2013 | Ancona dep 1500pm | Igoumenitsa arr 0930 am | |||
20 | T | 18/06/2013 | Igoumenitsa | Preveza | 91.0 | 1709.0 | 997.0 |
21 | W | 19/06/2013 | Preveza | Agrinio | 97.0 | 1806.0 | 632.0 |
22 | Th | 20/06/2013 | Agrinio | Aigio | 105.0 | 1911.0 | 818.0 |
23 | F | 21/06/2013 | Aigio | Korinthos | 96.0 | 2007.0 | 354.0 |
24 | Sa | 22/06/2013 | Korinthos | Athens | 85.0 | 2092.0 | 482.0 |
25 | Su | 23/06/2013 | Athens dep 1800pm | Rhodes arr 1000 am | |||
26 | Mon | 24/06/2013 | Rhodes | Fethiye |
2012 Ride - Actual Route
This is the actual route I took. It changed en route for a number of reasons as was expected.
Stage | Date | From | To | Dist | Total | Stopover |
1 | 10/04/2012 | Wigan | Denby Dale | 81.4 | 81.4 | Steve & Maggie |
2 | 11/04/2012 | Denby Dale | Hull (ferry) | 121.6 | 203.0 | Boat |
3 | 12/04/2012 | Hook (0900) | Eck en Wiel | 136.6 | 339.6 | Het dijkje camp |
4 | 13/04/2012 | Eck en Wiel | Kevelaer | 97.1 | 436.7 | Anna Freuth camp |
5 | 14/04/2012 | Kevelaer | Dusseldorf | 75.6 | 512.3 | Backpacker hostel |
6 | 15/04/2012 | Dusseldorf | Bad Honningen | 114.6 | 626.9 | Camp |
7 | 16/04/2012 | Bad Honningen | Geisenheim | 109.1 | 736.0 | Camp |
8 | 17/04/2012 | Geisenheim | Worms | 89.0 | 825.0 | Kalish b&b |
9 | 18/04/2012 | Worms | Lowenstein | 134.0 | 959.0 | Camp |
10 | 19/04/2012 | Lowenstein | Aalen | 105.0 | 1064.0 | Hostel |
11 | 20/04/2012 | Aalen | Ingolstadt | 128.3 | 1192.3 | Hostel |
12 | 21/04/2012 | Ingolstadt | Mamming | 133.2 | 1325.5 | Wild |
13 | 22/04/2012 | Mamming | Engelhartszell | 103.5 | 1429.0 | Pension |
14 | 23/04/2012 | Engelhartszell | Grein | 120.2 | 1549.2 | Grein camp |
15 | 24/04/2012 | Grein | Tulln | 123.1 | 1672.3 | Hostel |
16 | 25/04/2012 | Tulln | Nickelsdorf | 110.2 | 1782.5 | Breuer b&b |
17 | 26/04/2012 | Nickelsdorf | Komarom | 100.2 | 1882.7 | Juno camp |
18 | 27/04/2012 | Komarom | Budapest | 99.5 | 1982.2 | Rays |
28/04/2012 | REST | 1982.2 | Rays | |||
29/04/2012 | REST | 1982.2 | Rays | |||
30/04/2012 | REST | 1982.2 | Rays | |||
19 | 01/05/2012 | Budapest | Kiskunfelegyhaza | 115.6 | 2097.8 | Oazis hotel |
20 | 02/05/2012 | Kiskunfelegyhaza | Sandra | 142.1 | 2239.9 | Schwabenhaus htel |
21 | 03/05/2012 | Sandra | Caransebes | 135.7 | 2375.6 | Bavarzen hotel |
22 | 04/05/2012 | Caransebes | Drobeta Turnu Severin | 118.8 | 2494.4 | Flora hotel |
23 | 05/05/2012 | Drobeta Turnu Severin | Craiova | 116.6 | 2611.0 | Europa hotel |
24 | 06/05/2012 | Craiova | Rosiori de Vede | 110.9 | 2721.9 | Vedea hotel |
25 | 07/05/2012 | Rosiori de Vede | Giurgiu | 86.6 | 2808.5 | Vlasca hotel |
26 | 08/05/2012 | Giurgiu | Razgrad | 76.5 | 2885.0 | ? |
27 | 09/05/2012 | Razgrad | Shumen | 56.3 | 2941.3 | Shumen hotel |
28 | 10/05/2012 | Shumen | Burgas | 29.1 | 2970.4 | Bulgaria hotel |
29 | 11/05/2012 | Burgas | Svilengrad | 96.9 | 3038.2 | Royal hotel |
30 | 12/05/2012 | Svilengrad | Edirne | 33.8 | 3072.0 | Isik hotel |
31 | 13/05/2012 | Edirne | Kesan | 112.4 | 3184.4 | Linda hotel |
32 | 14/05/2012 | Kesan | Eceabat/Canakkale | 116.0 | 3300.4 | Anzac hostel |
33 | 15/05/2012 | Eceabat/Canakkale | Ayvacik | 70.2 | 3370.6 | Cevik b&b |
34 | 16/05/2012 | Ayvacik | Ayvalik | 114.3 | 3484.9 | Sozer hotel |
35 | 17/05/2012 | Ayvalik | Yenisakran | 80.6 | 3565.5 | Sakran hotel |
36 | 18/05/2012 | Yenisakran | Izmir | 71.6 | 3637.1 | DSI hotel |
37 | 19/05/2012 | Izmir | Selcuk | 80.6 | 3717.7 | Artemis hotel |
38 | 20/05/2012 | Selcuk | Cine | 89.8 | 3807.5 | Alabanda hotel |
39 | 21/05/2012 | Cine | Mugla | 63.8 | 3871.3 | Ogretmenevi hotel |
22/05/2011 | REST | |||||
40 | 23/05/2011 | Mugla | Ortaca | 70.0 | 3941.3 | Zakkum home! |
41 | 24/05/2011 | Ortaca | Ciftlik | 50.4 | 3991.7 | Zakkum |
42 | 25/05/2011 | Ciftlik | Fethiye | 10.0 | 4001.7 | Zakkum |
2012 - Planned Route
You can follow my progress on http://www.shareyouradventure.com/
Below is the planned route amended on 27th Jan 2012 with even later start date. I have included a rest day for every week but will take it on a different day depending on weather and how I feel. I may take more rest days and may even take less. There is a possibility that a few family members will be flying out to Budapest to meet me for a weekend. I may need to hurry up a bit depending on the date they can all make it.
Stage | Date | From | To | Dist | Total | Ave |
1 | 10/04/2012 | Wigan | Denby Dale | 49 | 49 | |
2 | 11/04/2012 | Denby Dale | Hull (ferry 1930) | 75 | 124 | 62.00 |
3 | 12/04/2012 | Hook (0900) | Eck en Wiel | 75 | 199 | 66.33 |
4 | 13/04/2012 | Eck en Wiel | Xanten | 55 | 254 | 63.50 |
5 | 14/04/2012s | Xanten | Cologne | 65 | 319 | 63.80 |
6 | 15/04/2012 | Cologne | Neuwied | 48 | 367 | 61.17 |
16/04/2012 | REST | |||||
7 | 17/04/2012 | Neuwied | Bingen | 53 | 420 | 60.00 |
8 | 18/04/2012 | Bingen | Heidelberg | 67 | 487 | 60.88 |
9 | 19/04/2012 | Heidelberg | Enzberg | 44 | 531 | 59.00 |
10 | 20/04/2012 | Enzberg | Swabisch-Gmund | 63 | 594 | 59.40 |
11 | 21/04/2012s | Swabisch-Gmund | Neuberg | 75 | 669 | 60.82 |
12 | 22/04/2012 | Neuberg | Ratisbon (Regensburg) | 58 | 727 | 60.58 |
23/04/2012 | REST | |||||
13 | 24/04/2012 | Ratisbon (Regensburg) | Osterhofen | 51 | 778 | 59.85 |
14 | 25/04/2012 | Osterhofen | Haibach | 51 | 829 | 59.21 |
15 | 26/04/2012 | Haibach | Strengberg | 47 | 876 | 58.40 |
16 | 27/04/2012 | Strengberg | Sankt Polten | 55 | 931 | 58.19 |
17 | 28/04/2012s | Sankt Polten | Vienna | 40 | 971 | 57.12 |
18 | 29/04/2012 | Vienna | Bratislava | 43 | 1014 | 56.33 |
30/04/2012 | REST | |||||
19 | 01/05/2012 | Bratislava | Gyor | 46 | 1060 | 55.79 |
20 | 02/05/2012 | Gyor | Székesfehérvár (Bud) | 53 | 1113 | 55.65 |
21 | 03/05/2012 | Székesfehérvár (Bud) | Solt | 43 | 1156 | 55.05 |
22 | 04/05/2012 | Solt | Szeged | 71 | 1227 | 55.77 |
23 | 05/05/2012s | Szeged | Lovrin | 44 | 1271 | 55.26 |
24 | 06/05/2012 | Lovrin | Lugoj | 68 | 1339 | 55.79 |
07/05/2012 | REST | |||||
25 | 08/05/2012 | Lugoj | Mehadia | 65 | 1404 | 56.16 |
26 | 09/05/2012 | Mehadia | Hinova | 40 | 1444 | 55.54 |
27 | 10/05/2012 | Hinova | Cetate | 40 | 1484 | 54.96 |
28 | 11/05/2012 | Cetate | Zaval | 55 | 1539 | 54.96 |
29 | 12/05/2012s | Zaval | Turnu Magarele | 56 | 1595 | 55.00 |
30 | 13/05/2012 | Turnu Magarele | Giurgiu (Ruse) | 72 | 1667 | 55.57 |
14/05/2012 | REST | |||||
31 | 15/05/2012 | Giurgiu (Ruse) | Shumen | 71 | 1738 | 56.06 |
32 | 16/05/2012 | Shumen | Varna | 56 | 1794 | 56.06 |
33 | 17/05/2012 | Varna | Burgas | 70 | 1864 | 56.48 |
34 | 18/05/2012 | Burgas | Elhovo | 62 | 1926 | 56.65 |
35 | 19/05/2012s | Elhovo | Edime | 48 | 1974 | 56.40 |
36 | 20/05/2012 | Edime | Kesan | 65 | 2039 | 56.64 |
21/05/2012 | REST | |||||
37 | 22/05/2012 | Kesan | Eceabat/Canakkale | 71 | 2110 | 57.03 |
38 | 23/05/2012 | Eceabat/Canakkale | Ayvacik | 44 | 2154 | 56.68 |
39 | 24/05/2012 | Ayvacik | Ayvalik | 68 | 2222 | 56.97 |
40 | 25/05/2012 | Ayvalik | Aliaga | 56 | 2278 | 56.95 |
41 | 26/05/2012s | Aliaga | Izmir | 37 | 2315 | 56.46 |
42 | 27/05/2012 | Izmir | Kusadasi | 63 | 2378 | 56.62 |
28/05/2012 | REST | |||||
43 | 29/05/2012 | Kusadasi | Milas | 71 | 2449 | 56.95 |
44 | 30/05/2012 | Milas | Mugla | 43 | 2492 | 56.64 |
45 | 31/05/2012 | Mugla | Ortaca | 45 | 2537 | 56.38 |
46 | 01/06/2012s | Ortaca | Calis/Fethiye | 32 | 2569 | 55.85 |
you'd better visit Okcular Village school when in Ortaca - they are used to hosting long distance cyclists. See the photos at http://okcular.net http://archersofokcular.com
ReplyDeleteHi Tom
ReplyDeleteDont forget to check out those printing presses when your in Heidelberg!
best off luck
Dave
Hello Tom
ReplyDeleteWe have a keen interest in journey and read this daily. Fortunately we will be out at Fethiye when you arrive. Can't wait to meet you. Keep it up, not long now.
Sue & Dave
Thanks Sue and Dave
ReplyDeleteI will be arriving in Fethiye on Friday afternoon so may see you there.
Cheers
Tom